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27Dec/110

Installing PowerDNS with MySql backend

The PowerDNS Nameserver is a modern, advanced and high performance authoritative-only nameserver. It is written from scratch and conforms to all relevant DNS standards documents. Furthermore, PowerDNS interfaces with almost any database.

This tutorial has been tested and is working on Debian etch and lenny

1. Install the PowerDNS server and MySql backend using apt

apt-get install pdns-server pdns-backend-mysql

11Dec/110

Installing PowerDNS as supermaster with slaves

The PowerDNS Nameserver is a modern, advanced and high performance authoritative-only nameserver. It is written from scratch and conforms to all relevant DNS standards documents. Furthermore, PowerDNS interfaces with almost any database.

This tutorial has been tested to be working on Debian squeeze. It's assumed that you are installing one supermaster and one or more slaves that will sync with the master automatically.

On all servers

1. Install the PowerDNS server and MySql backend using apt

apt-get install pdns-server pdns-backend-mysql

14Jun/100

Installing PowerDNS Recursor

PowerDNS Recursor is a resolving DNS server, that runs as a separate process. The authoritative pdns_server can be configured to proxy recursive queries to the recursor, and optionally overlay authoritative zone data.

The Recursor is used by several of the largest Internet providers of the world, including AOL, Shaw Cable and Neuf Cegetel.

1. Install the pdns-recursor package

apt-get install pdns-recursor

16May/091

Installing PowerDNS on etch/lenny

The PowerDNS Nameserver is a modern, advanced and high performance authoritative-only nameserver. It is written from scratch and conforms to all relevant DNS standards documents. Furthermore, PowerDNS interfaces with almost any database.

This tutorial has been tested and is working on Debian etch and lenny

1. Install the PowerDNS server and MySql backend using apt

apt-get install pdns-server pdns-backend-mysql

30Aug/082

Monitoring PowerDNS with MRTG

Monitoring PowerDNS is easy with MRTG, just install these two packages and create a config file and you're good to go!

apt-get install libsnmp-session-perl mrtg